Roc Raida of the X-ecutioners

Anthony "Williams"(or thats what a google search showed his last name as) also known as Roc Raida (born 1982) began his DJ career in 1992 at the age of ten. Surrounded by such inspirations as his father, a member of the Sugar Hill Records act Mean Machine and hip hop impresario Grandmaster Flash, Raida cultivated his interest into an absolute passion. Now, Roc Raida is considered among the best of the contemporary DJ’s and has brought the underground art of Turntablism to a fresh new level. His style of beat juggling, body tricks, and stage presence has earned him the title "Grandmaster". Roc Raida publicity photo, from http://www. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... DJ or dj may stand for Disc jockey, dinner jacket The DeadJournal website, or Djibouti. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Sugar Hill Records was the name of a rap music label that was founded in 1974 by husband and wife Joe and Sylvia Robinson with financial funding of Morris Levy, the owner of Roulette Records. ... Promotional poster for Mean Machine Mean Machine is a 2001 British comedy/drama film, directed by Barry Skolnick. ... Hip hop music (also referred to as rap or rap music) is a style of popular music. ... DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Alternative hip hop or Underground rap is a style of hip hop music distinguished by beats, samples, and lyrics that differ from the general template of popular commercial hip hop. ... Turntablism is a subgenre of hip hop, emphasising manipulation of a vinyl record on a disc record. ... Beat juggling is the act of manipulating individual drum beats, or vocal phrases, in order to create a unique composition, using multiple turntables and one or more mixers. ...

In the late eighties Raida gained prominence as a member of the New York-based crew the X-Men who, for obvious of copyright reasons, later became known as The X-Ecutioners. Champions of furthering the turntablist movement, the X-ecutioners made their reputation by utilizing the techniques of beat juggling; the manual alteration between individual kick and snare sounds to create original drum patterns in real time. This practice has been an inspiration and a force in Roc Raida’s style. Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... The X-Men are a group of comic book superheroes featured in Marvel Comics. ... The X-Ecutioners are a group of hip hop DJs/turntablists from New York. ... A bass drum in a drum kit A bass drum is a large, heavy drum that produces a thump of low but indefinite pitch. ... The snare drum or side drum is a tubular drum made of wood or metal with skins, or heads, stretched over the top and bottom openings. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

In the beginning defeat was commonplace, as battles were mainly popularity contests. The more contests he entered the more the competition began to appreciate his style and determination. Pushing his limits and raising the standard with which DMC’s are judged, Raida began to get noticed. His impressive finishes in some of the premier DJ battles; first place in the 1991 "As One"; second place in the "Superman Battle"; and second place in the 1992 DMC US Finals were just the beginning. In 1995, Raida was crowned the DMC World Champion in front of a massive London audience. DMC has several meanings: Disco Mix Club, an organization known for its yearly world DJ championships. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Superman, aka the Man of Steel, is a fictional character and superhero who first appeared in Action Comics #1 in 1938, and is one of the most popular and well-known comic book icons of all-time. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ...

The past several years have seen Raida traveling around the globe promoting the art of Turntablism in such exotic locations as Singapore, Turkey, Japan and Australia. Last year on a panel at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Raida was appointed "Grandmaster", rules for this honor state that one may only be bestowed with the approval of another Grandmaster, Raida was not only approved, but welcomed by Kool Herc, Grand Wizard Theodore and scratch evolutionist DST. To round out the decade, Raida was inducted into the DMC Hall of Fame at the 1999 DMC World Championship in New York City. Turntablism is a subgenre of hip hop, emphasising manipulation of a vinyl record on a disc record. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... Nickname: The Forest City Motto: Progress and Prosperity Official website: www. ... Categories: People stubs | Hip hop musicians | Hip hop DJs | 1955 births ... Grand Wizard Theodore is an African American hip hop DJ, known for his innovations in scratching and needle drops, which he invented (AMG), and other techniques. ... DST is an abbreviation which stands for: Daylight Saving Time Data Storage and Transfer, a tape format for data backup developed by Ampex Desktop Support Technician Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (Directorate of Territorial Surveillance), the French domestic intelligence agency Direct Stream Transfer, lossless compression used for SACD Discrete... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Motto: Official website: City of New York Location [[Image:|250px|250px|Location of City of New York, New York]] Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R...

Turntablism has come up through the rave culture and is now showcased at many electronic music happenings with crews such as The X-ecutioners, Invisbl Skratch Piklz, The Allies and Beat Junkies headlining events nationwide. In the new Moonshine Mix Series Crossfaderz, Raida solidifies his "Grandmaster" status by creating a vibrant mix of underground hip hop skillfully creating a fantasy mix show with a tongue-in-cheek look into the hip hop world. A rave (sometimes referred to as a rave party) is an all-night dance event where DJs and other performers play electronic dance music and rave music. ... Electronic music is a term for music created using electronic devices. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... The (World Famous) Beat Junkies is a crew of 7 hip-hop DJs. ... Shine Road The name tells the history of this back road Hemingway, South Carolina Moonshining is the making of whiskey, typically surreptitiously and illegally. ...

Roc Raida was recently featured on an episode of "Saturday Night Live"; the first DJ to ever share the stage with the fabled SNL band. Proving that Raida is a master of his art. Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute comedy-variety show based in New York City which has been broadcast by NBC nearly every Saturday night since its debut on October 11, 1975. ...

Awards

• "As One" 1991 1st Place
• "Supermen Battle" 1991 2nd Place
• DMC US Finals 1992 2nd Place
• DMC World Champion 1995
• DMC Hall of Fame 1999

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Discography

Champion Sounds 2003 mix cd

Stuck In The Past 2002 mix cd

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External links

• Roc Raida Discography at Discogs
• http://www.contagiousmusiq.com/ - His US booking agency